Enhancing Passive Fire Protection Surveys
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Introduction
This article explores how mobile software can enhance the efficiency and accuracy of passive fire protection surveys. It offers insights into industry standards, effective techniques, and practical user tips. Mobile software can also provide a consistent interface across various platforms.
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Key Features and Benefits of Using Mobile Software
Accessibility: Mobile software can be used on tablets, phones, and desktop computers, ensuring flexibility and ease of use.
Customisable Interface: Mobile software often allows users to customise menus and report structures within the app setup. This means you can tailor the software to fit your specific requirements.
Streamlined Workflow: The software is designed to speed up the inspection workflow, allowing users to produce reports immediately after completing site inspections1.
Comprehensive Reporting: The software can generate detailed PDF reports, complete with a table of contents, inspection details, client information, building details, and a breakdown of fire compartmentation status.
Photo Documentation: The ability to include before-and-after photos for each fire space item enhances the clarity and credibility of reports.
Client Portal: Some software allows for a client login where a client can access their reports.
Industry Standards and Techniques for Passive Fire Protection
Fire Compartmentation: Mobile software can facilitate inspections of fire compartmentation, ensuring compliance with safety standards.
Remedial Fire Stopping: It also supports the management of remedial fire-stopping works.
Detailed Information Capture: The software enables detailed information capture, including the location and description of each space, space reference, compliance status, penetration services, rating and materials. Some typical penetration services are listed below
Problems & Actions: Software should allow users to prioritise actions to keep track of the most important tasks. Some typical problems with compartmentation and associated actions are listed below.
DOOR FRAME - The fire stopping around the door perimeter is insufficient and requires resealing with intumescent materials to the manufacturer's specification.
FLOOR - Services pass through the compartment floor without the required level of fire stopping, this requires fire stopping with intumescent materials to the manufacturers specification by a third party accredited contractor.
FOAM - Excessive PU foam has been used, which is incorrect and requires removal and replacement with intumescent materials to the manufacturer's specification.
INCOMPLETE - The services pass through the structure with damaged or non-existent fire stopping, which requires replacing to manufacturer standards by a third-party accredited contractor.
RATING - The fire stopping does not appear to be to the required rating for the compartment line, as stated within the fire strategy.
VOID - The void above the compartment wall housing a fire door is incomplete above ceiling level. A retrospective compartment line must be introduced to the required rating per the fire strategy.
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Material Lists: Software provides a customisible list of proposed fire-stopping materials.
Step-by-Step Inspection Process Using Mobile Software
Building Setup: Start by adding a new building, including client details, inspector information, inspection date/time, and building details.
Fire Space Item Inspection: Add fire space items, specifying location, compartmentation area, space reference, penetration type, services, fire rating and compartmentation status.
Photo Documentation:?Capture before and after photos of each fire space...
Reinspection: If fire-stopping work is carried out, reinspect the area, update the status and notes, and add after photos.
Report Generation: Create a detailed PDF report with all collected data5.
Review and Share: Save and share the report, or save it to your storage area.
Useful Tips for Using Mobile Software for Passive Fire Protection
Customisation: Take advantage of the software's setup features to customise menus, report sections, and phrases to meet specific needs. For example, you can toggle features like the client feature on or off.
Data Import: Import addresses in bulk using the import feature within the software.
Location Specificity: Tailor the list of locations to suit your needs within the software setup.
Progress Tracking: Use the progress feature to manage your workflow and track the status of your reports.
Synchronization: Use the synchronisation button to keep your mobile devices and desktop updated.
Use of Filters: A spyglass icon can be used to filter lists to focus on specific information.
Export Data: Use the Tables feature on a desktop computer to export data to spreadsheet files.
Training: Utilise the help and support section for training videos and tips.
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Conclusion
Mobile software offers a comprehensive solution for passive fire protection surveys. It integrates industry standards, streamlined processes, and customisable features. Its user-friendly design?and detailed reporting capabilities make?it a valuable tool for professionals in the field.